Conan Rick's Investigator

"My mother passed away when I was young. If I had some special power, I would probably try to make up for the regrets I've had over the years..."

"But for now, my mother is the country I am in."

“Japan is my mother.”

At this time, Toru Amuro just came back from outside.

He stood next to Qin Zhibo and also saw the text on the screen.

Mother, Japan...

My lover, your mother?

Then I won't...

Chapter 673 The Threat from the Thousand-Faced God

"Xiao An is back."

Qin Zhibo glanced to the side when he noticed that Toru Amuro had returned.

"Well, I just went to handle a commission to find a lost pet..."

"Teacher, this is the commission fee settled by the client."

Toru Amuro honestly handed over the two 10,000 yen bills. Qin Zhibo gave one to Toru Amuro and put the other into his own pocket.

Although Toru Amuro is working here for free, Qin Zhibo is not a devil. If Toru Amuro completes some daily commissions independently, Qin Zhibo will only take 50%.

But in fact, the ultimate working emperor - Toru Amuro will also slack off in places where his boss can't see.

Just now, Toru Amuro actually went to see Yuya Kazami to help his subordinates solve a difficult case. By the way, he learned about the situation of the "Curse of the Dead" website that he had previously asked the public security technicians to analyze.

"Curse of the Dead" is not a website built by an amateur. The website has strict anti-tracking settings and its servers are located overseas.

However, the site is not without flaws.

Technicians found program codes in the website that may be backdoors. They should have been reserved by the website designer when programming. Many private website designers will reserve such backdoor programs as a kind of "insurance".

As long as we can crack the password of this backdoor program, we may be able to take control of this website.

However, it will take some time to decipher the code.

Ever since Toru Amuro saw the appearance of the "ghost" in the photo last night, he knew that this group of people were not simple.

They possess abilities that are more dangerous than the Black Organization's killers, but fortunately they have not formed a large enough scale.

Therefore, in order to protect his "lover", Toru Amuro made up his mind to find a way to strangle these people in the cradle before they grow stronger.

"If you find any clues, notify me as soon as possible."

Toru Amuro's instructions made Yuya Kazami a little confused.

However, Yuya Kazami has always trusted Toru Amuro and did not ask too many questions. Zero must have his reasons for doing this.

……

Back to the present, after Amuro Toru paid 20,000 out of his own pocket and got back 10,000, he shifted the topic to what Qin Zhibo was concerned about.

"Teacher, what you are looking at is..."

"Oh, this is an interview with a writer I like." Qin Zhibo's words were half true and half false.

But when the words reached Toru Amuro's ears, they immediately caught his attention.

If you want to analyze a person, you must pay attention to everything that person likes, as this often hides his or her weaknesses.

With the purpose of analyzing the weaknesses, Toru Amuro took a quick glance and silently memorized the name "Kinoshita Tomonori" in his mind, preparing to buy a book to read when he got home.

Qin Zhibo had no idea that Amuro Toru had so many tricks up his sleeve, and was still analyzing Kinoshita Tomonori's purpose.

Assuming that most of the plots described in the book are true, then the real purpose of Tomonori Kinoshita's return to Japan is actually to "heal" Japan?

There are currently limited clues, and Qin Zhibo cannot guess Kinoshita Tomonori's true purpose.

And the key issue now is that Tomonori Kinoshita used a voodoo curse on himself, but he did not die.

If he had paid attention to the TV news, he would have discovered this situation sooner or later.

What if Tomonori Kinoshita thought that the first voodoo curse was not successful and cast a second voodoo curse?

To be honest, Qin Zhibo is still a little confused about being the manager who escaped the first voodoo curse.

When Baron Samedi reached out his hand to him, the first thing he wanted to stop was the Yellow King's hand.

Qin Zhibo had seen that pale dead hand and the ragged yellow sleeves when he was reading "The King in Yellow".

The King in Yellow, an old "friend".

However, judging from the results of the confrontation, Baron Samedi's status seems to be higher than that of the King in Yellow, and he does not take the King in Yellow seriously.

You know, the Yellow King can drive Keiji Aso crazy just with the light projected from Aldebaran.

Ordinary people who peek into the Yellow King's robe through books will be possessed by terrible dreams.

All these indescribable miracles show that the King in Yellow is not a fiction, but a real, powerful and ancient god.

This was the first time Qin Zhibo encountered an existence that could surpass the King in Yellow.

If it weren't for the stand user's final rescue, Qin Zhibo felt that his life would be over.

But why can the Stand User resist Baron Samedi?

Before this, Qin Zhibo always regarded the Stand User as a continuation of his personal will.

The Stand User cannot express any thoughts independently and can only obey his own orders, learn or perform some actions.

But why does the Stand User have the power to force Baron Samedi to retreat?

In addition, judging from the scenes seen in "Secret of the Worm", there is another force that forced Baron Samedi to retreat, which is the Old Seal.

Ludwig Prin once used the old seal to make Baron Samedi let him go.

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo looked at the metal disc hanging on the glass at the door, which was also engraved with the symbol of the old seal.

In order to save your life, you can consider carrying the old seal with you at all times.

Of course, Qin Zhibo also has a smaller old seal to consider, which is the University of Michigan emblem in his wallet.

Next time if you meet Baron Samedi again, you can use the Stand User + show the old seal, maybe it will have a miraculous effect.

However, what concerned Qin Zhibo was that Baron Samedi said some human words to him when he left.

She made herself careful not to encounter her other thousand forms.

The tone of voice was a very flat nasal one, but it could probably be taken as a threat.

Translated into plain language, it means: I can't defeat you this time, but I still have brothers, just wait and see.

Therefore, what deserves Qin Zhibo's attention now is not only Kinoshita Tomonori and Baron Samedi, but also Baron Samedi's other thousand forms.

In "The Secret of the Worm", Ludwig Prin almost learned at the cost of his life that there was another form of Baron Samedi, an ancient Egyptian black pharaoh.

Both of them are incarnations of Nyarlathotep, the "Thousand-Faced God" and the "Crawling Chaos".

Baron Samedi's true identity is actually Nyarlathotep.

Just like the true form of the Yellow King, he is called Hastur by the Yellow Followers.

Qin Zhibo knew very little about Nyarlathotep. He only knew from "The Secret of the Worm" that she was the messenger of chaos in the universe, and her countless incarnations were scattered among the planets in the universe.

There are human-shaped, humanoid-shaped, animal-shaped, plant-shaped, and object-shaped ones...

Thinking of this, Qin Zhibo couldn't help but feel a headache.

Counting his current life-saving trump cards, they are mainly the old seal, the stand user, the protection of the Yellow King, and some system props.

Among them, the protection of the King in Yellow is not free.

Qin Zhibo took a look at the main task left by the Yellow King after he left - "Debts must be paid."

Chapter 674: Passionate Madness—Akai Shuichi

Persecuting MI-GO is the Yellow King's usual preference.

Previously, Qin Zhibo had carried out the mission of hunting down MI-GO, and had also used a fake "Justus Tragon Mask" to trick Mi-GO.

After the Yellow King took action this time, he left behind the task of hunting down MI-GO.

In order to maintain a "friendly relationship" with the King in Yellow, this mission must be completed with all our strength.

In addition, since the fact that he was not dead could not be concealed, Qin Zhibo planned to meet Kinoshita Tomonori in person.

The advantage of doing this is that it lets the other party know that the voodoo curse is not unsuccessful, but that it does not work on them.

The other party's ability, which he is very confident in, does not work for him, which will definitely make them more wary of him.

If I could force them to use physical means to assassinate me, then I would have a chance to fight back...

In short, being timid and hiding like a coward is not Qin Zhibo's style.

Qin Zhibo took out the ticket to Kinoshita Tomonori's photography exhibition from his inner pocket and handed it to Amuro Toru.

"Xiao An, can you take a look at the date above?"

Amuro Toru took the photo exhibition ticket and frowned in confusion, "It's June 6th, teacher, what's wrong?"

Realizing that there was something wrong with his question, Qin Zhibo asked again, "How long until today?"

"One more day, tomorrow is..." Amuro Toru replied.

Qin Zhibo arranged his schedule in his mind.

The Yellow King's mission is within three days, and Tomonori Kinoshita's photography exhibition is tomorrow, so he can only go to the photography exhibition first.

After returning the ticket to Qin Zhibo, Amuro Toru put on a smile and said, "Teacher, are you going to see the photography exhibition tomorrow?"

"Yeah, you want to go too?" Qin Zhibo looked at Amuro Toru.

"If it doesn't cause trouble to the teacher..." Of course Toru Amuro wanted to go. Investigating the person "Qin Zhibo" was still his work focus, and it would be best if he could be inseparable from him.

"Well... I only have one ticket." Qin Zhibo then changed the subject, "But the person who organized the photography exhibition is my friend. He gave me two extra tickets. Maybe he can give you one at Mao Lilan's place."

"If there's really no other way, you can buy tickets normally. It's okay."

Toru Amuro: "..."

What are superficial friends? Can’t I bring one more person?

"That's it, teacher."

"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."

It was exactly 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the time to get off work, and Toru Amuro left work on time.

……

The next day, 3:45 pm.

Qin Zhibo brought Amuro Toru to the Beika Department Store where the photography exhibition was held.

I originally wanted to come in the morning, but today is the first school day for Ran Mouri and Conan, and they don’t get out of school until 3:30 in the afternoon.

After waiting for a while at the door of the department store, a group of three tall and one short came towards us on the street not far away.

Looking closely, it was Conan in the classic blue uniform, as well as the JK versions of Ran Mouri and Sonoko Suzuki, and Teacher Judy in red and black professional attire.

Except for Toru Amuro and Teacher Judy, everyone on both sides was an old acquaintance, so only these two introduced themselves to each other.

"Hello, I'm the teacher's detective assistant, Amuro Toru."

"I am Judy Stelling, an American, an English teacher at Teitan High School, you!"

Judy greeted Amuro Toru energetically, and Amuro Toru skillfully responded with an adaptive smile.

Qin Zhibo had originally calculated that there should be two extra tickets on Mao Li Ran's side. It seems that Mao Li Ran, who has a good relationship with people, has already given the tickets to Sonoko and Judy.

Realizing that there were not enough tickets, Qin Zhibo turned around and said to Amuro Toru with regret: "It seems that you can only buy a ticket, Xiao An."

Amuro Toru: “…It’s okay…”